Program directory · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Research and Technology Partnerships
- Program code
- BNR03 (NSERC)
- Core responsibility
- Funding Natural Sciences and Engineering Research and Training
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
This program supports research partnerships between postsecondary researchers and public, private, and not-for-profit sector partner organizations to bring new ideas, products and services closer to market. The program enhances the investments in research by adding value and supporting innovation on the path from research-to-research users. These partnerships also allow partner organizations to access the knowledge base supported through the Discovery Research program.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Technology Partnerships | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $2.87B |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Indicators added: Percentage of partners indicating that they benefited from the project; Percentage of partners indicating that they would recommend NSERC’s programs to others | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of industrial partners indicating satisfaction with research results | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Number of partnerships on research projects | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of partners indicating that they would recommend NSERC’s programs to others | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Renamed from “Research Partnerships” to “Research and Technology Partnerships”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 98% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 91% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 97% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | ≥ 90% | 2023 | 95% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 90% | 2024 | 96% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 90% | 2025 | 97% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 95% | 2019 | 92.6% Target was set without baseline or historical data. Now with 3 complete years of data, target will be adjusted. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 95% | 2020 | 93% Target was set without baseline or historical data. Now with 3 complete years of data, the target was adjusted for DP 2020-21. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 90% | 2021 | 94% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 90% | 2022 | 91% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 4,000 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 90% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $376M | $410M |
| 2019-20 | $405M | $393M |
| 2020-21 | $684M | $440M |
| 2021-22 | $380M | $364M |
| 2022-23 | $373M | $387M |
| 2023-24 | $377M | $419M |
| 2024-25 | $438M | $453M |
| 2025-26 | $465M | — |
| 2026-27 | $470M | — |
| 2027-28 | $485M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $449M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 150 | 145 |
| 2019-20 | 153 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 131 |
| 2021-22 | 135 | 150 |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 159 |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 168 |
| 2024-25 | 162 | 164 |
| 2025-26 | 177 | — |
| 2026-27 | 169 | — |
| 2027-28 | 167* | — |
| 2028-29 | 137* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $375,676,387 | $369,538,160 | $370,123,630 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $405,378,275 | $406,844,261 | $399,412,127 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $684,323,378 | $691,457,505 | $663,248,703 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $380,168,271 | $363,170,658 | $352,420,086 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $372,589,687 | $359,498,527 | $359,507,981 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $376,737,207 | $383,675,054 | $386,803,791 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $438,414,748 | $451,713,927 | $422,549,982 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $465,304,543 | $459,256,139 | $458,221,450 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $470,142,562 | $484,992,890 | $449,116,466 | ||||||||
| Actual | $409,769,822 | $392,623,549 | $440,444,351 | $364,278,034 | $386,922,297 | $418,732,133 | $453,171,743 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
